Colorado River and Utah Basins May 1, 2023 Condition Report Published on May 6, 2023 – Slightly Less Good than Last Month but Still Looking Very Good
Updated at 4:15 a.m. EDT Monday, May 10, 2023 to include information on the Rio Grande in New Mexico
The mission of the National Weather Service Colorado Basin River Forecast Center (CBRFC) is to produce river, flood and water supply forecasts for the Colorado Basin and the Great Basin in support of saving lives and property and to enhance the region’s environment and economy.
In this article, I am providing a summary of the situation as of May 1, 2023. But I have provided links to obtain more current information. In a way, the situation is very good but not quite as good as it seemed to be on April 1 in the Southern portion of the Basin. But flood risk has increased in a few places.
I have also included information on the current reservoir storage levels including a few that are outside of the Colorado River Basin.
The image below shows the area covered in the CBRFC Report. But I am also providing some summary information for the Utah Basin. I might still add some information for the Rio Grande in New Mexico.
